- Joined
- Aug 31, 2021
- Messages
- 1,891
- Reaction score
- 973
- Points
- 113
- Location
- Roanoke VA
- Vehicle Year
- 1997 and 1999
- Make / Model
- XLT 4x4 & B3000
- Engine Type
- 4.0 V6
- Engine Size
- 4.0L in XLT, 3.0L in B3000
- Transmission
- Automatic
- 2WD / 4WD
- 4WD
- Tire Size
- 31x10.5-15 K02's on the Ranger, 235/75R15 on Mazda
- My credo
- The perfect is the enemy of the good.
I'm think I'm getting to the end of fixes for the '97. When I get cruise buttons in, assuming they work, then the only other thing I know about is the retractable cover for the back doesn't retract easily. You can pull it out and get it to roll back up but it's dodgy, you have to fiddle with it. I think, that it was most likely never used so setting there 25 years it's just balky. This is pretty minor and I don't think I'd really use it either. I suppose it could help to hide things from prying eyes, but you can't really see in the tinted windows anyway.
So once I'm satisfied all is good as to the stock truck then it is time to think about upgrades. The 2 things I'm thinking about are the hubs (first), and I think it was mentioned I'd want to put in a clutch kit for the trans. Am I replacing stock with stock, or am I upgrading past stock, and what does it do for me? Truck shifts ok, I don't think it's as smooth as the '99 but don't know if that has anything to do w/ clutch. '97 has 60k less miles (125k vs 185k for the '99) so you'd think it'd be the other way around but 99 could have had work done who knows.
Is it hard to do? I mean, I can look in the manual, it should have instructions how-to, I'm just asking in a general sense how hard it is.
And what do I want for parts, could someone please post an example?
Thanks.
So once I'm satisfied all is good as to the stock truck then it is time to think about upgrades. The 2 things I'm thinking about are the hubs (first), and I think it was mentioned I'd want to put in a clutch kit for the trans. Am I replacing stock with stock, or am I upgrading past stock, and what does it do for me? Truck shifts ok, I don't think it's as smooth as the '99 but don't know if that has anything to do w/ clutch. '97 has 60k less miles (125k vs 185k for the '99) so you'd think it'd be the other way around but 99 could have had work done who knows.
Is it hard to do? I mean, I can look in the manual, it should have instructions how-to, I'm just asking in a general sense how hard it is.
And what do I want for parts, could someone please post an example?
Thanks.